Truck jumps 83 feet over a speeding F1 car

A 16-tonne transporter truck jumped 83 feet over a speeding F1 car in a record-breaking stunt. Both vehicles raced side by side, reaching speeds of up to 70mph before the death-defying jump. Hollywood stuntman Mike Ryan drove the truck and trailer over the jump at Bentwaters Park in Suffolk. The height that Mr Ryan reached with the truck was a new world record, which makes the achievement even more impressive. Guinness measured the distance from where the back of the truck touched down - although the front actually landed at 137ft and seven inches. As the truck smashed down into the ground, debris and smoke flew out of the bottom as the car raced off safely into the distance. Experienced stuntman Mr Ivanov has driven cars in both James Bond and Bourne films.

Russian takes it to a new level…

The ice bucket challenge is for wimps! Just when you thought it was over, Russian takes it to a new level… with LIQUID NITROGEN

The bitterly cold liquid has a temperature of minus 195C.
But Anton Sharypov, 34, is unafraid to pour a bucket of it over his head.
'I am putting my faith in the laws of physics,' he says before the challenge.


The ice bucket challenge may seem cool if you live in a place which is usually quite hot, but for those who dwell in a cold climate the idea is probably less impressive.
Like if you lived in chilly Russia, for example, the sensation of tipping a bucket of ice water over your head is probably not dissimilar to leaving the house on a rainy day.
So it's perhaps no wonder that it's a Russian scientist who has staged the most spectacular spin yet of the ice bucket challenge – using minus 195 degree Celsius liquid nitrogen.

Two University Students Graffiti National Assembly, Say It Was For Homework

Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police have charged but not detained Moon and Kim  (University Students) for illegally entering the National Assembly and marking the building with graffiti. (The official charge is trespassing in a public building and damage to a public object).

According to the police, at 5:55 p.m., Moon (and Kim) used black paint to graffiti “I hate you” on a column near the rear entrance of the main National Assembly building in Yeouido.

The two slipped in through the southern entrance at 5:20 p.m., and encountered no resistance. After the crime was committed, they were caught at the scene by a situation room employee and a riot police officer patrolling the area.

Moon and Kim are current students at a university in Seoul . In the police report, they stated that, “We had an assignment to make a video advertisement expressing freedom that was out-of-the-ordinary. So we wrote that and were going to take a video of it. We didn't know it was a crime.

The First Handheld Mobile Phone

Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. 

On 3 April 1973 when Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment, placing a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. The prototype handheld phone used by Dr. Cooper weighed 1.1 kg and measured 23 cm long, 13 cm deep and 4.45 cm wide. The prototype offered a talk time of just 30 minutes and took 10 hours to re-charge.

Alla Rakha

Today is the birthday of ledgend "Alla Rakha"

"Qureshi Alla Rakha Khan" also known as "Alla Rakha". An Indian tabla player. He was a frequent accompanist of Ravi Shankar.

Birth: April 29, 1919, Jammu

Death: February 3, 2000, Mumbai

Spouse: Bavi Begum

Children: Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Fazal Qureshi, Khurshid Aulia, Razia Khan

Albums: Rich à la Rakha, Drums of India, Shared Moments, more...

India's only gorilla 'Polo' is no more...

Polo, the country’s only gorilla, listed as one of the world’s critically endangered species, died at the Mysore zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) Saturday night. The 43-year old Western Lowland Gorilla was suffering from old age ailments and was buried next to his old time friend Wali, a chimpanzee, who had died in the same zoo last year.

Bloke named 'human' demands 'COPSLIE' licence plate

A man named "human" rolled up at New Hampshire Supreme Court last week to argue his right to sport the vanity licence plate "COPSLIE".

The unemployed accountant - formerly known as David Montenegro - applied to the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for the provocative plate back in 2010, Reuters reports. Instead, he was issued with his alternative pick of "GR8GOVT"

The Last 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible nets $500k.

Last 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible nets $500k.

The last 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible was sold on Saturday at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Reno, Nevada, for $500,000. Ford donated the Mustang to be auctioned for charity, and all of the money is going to the Brain Injury Association of America.

Parnelli Jones, winner of the 1963 Indianapolis 500, was there on behalf of the BIAA with his son Page, who suffered a brain injury in a sprint car crash in 1994. The bidding increased quickly, reaching $500k in no time, spreading a bit more hope to people who live with brain injuries.

The winning bidder will be able to choose the GT500's exterior, interior and stripe colors, and is scheduled to receive the car, signed by Parnelli Jones in appreciation for the donation, by the end of 2013.

Berlin Wall

On the eve of the 24th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall original pieces of the Berlin Wall are mirrored in a pond as they are are displayed for sale at the city of Teltow near Berlin, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. At the area more than hundred of Berlin Wall remains are displayed for sale, some of them repainted by various artists.

Stars

Stars are the heavenly bodies make up of hot burning gases and they shine by emitting their own light. 

Black Hole Stars

Stars having mass greater than three times that of the sun, have very gravitational power, so that not even light can escape from its gravity and hence called black hole.